Xiaomi Poco M5 vs M3 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.58-inch Xiaomi Poco M5 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 5, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 and came out 1 year and 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (533 against 448 nits)
- Reverse charging feature
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.58 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 401 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 93.9% | 93.5% |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 27 ms | 33.5 ms |
| Contrast | 1481:1 | 2512:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.99 mm (6.46 inches) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 76.09 mm (3 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1324 | - |
| Single-core score | 729 | 713 |
| Multi-core score | 1976 | 1916 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 220396 | 215564 |
| GPU | 43657 | 42830 |
| Memory | 142228 | 124298 |
| UX | 162750 | 151750 |
| Total score | 569031 | 533942 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 340 | 321 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8456 | 6046 |
| Video editing | 5371 | 4675 |
| Photo editing | 19347 | 16474 |
| Data manipulation | 7331 | 6243 |
| Writing score | 11462 | 8543 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco M5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (ΠΡΡ) | AnTuTu 12 | 648969 |
| π 2026-08-26 (Neeraj) | AnTuTu 11 | 548515 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1324 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 1976 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | AnTuTu 11 | 575599 |
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-20 (Sus Go0d) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 713 / 1916 |
| π 2026-05-13 (Yaroslav) | AnTuTu 11 | 501406 |
| π 2026-01-03 (Denis) | AnTuTu 11 | 533942 |
| π 2026-01-03 (Denis) | AnTuTu 11 | 533942 |
| π 2025-11-12 (Hajilo) | AnTuTu 11 | 516582 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 19.2 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (24% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:34 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 14:13 hr | 14:26 hr |
| Gaming | 05:54 hr | 05:48 hr |
| Standby | 129 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | OmniVision OV48B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Hynix Hi-259 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1920 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2022 | May 2021 |
| Release date | September 2022 | May 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $190 | $200 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G | - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.54 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.89 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 22 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the software and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro.
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